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This Friday, the award-winning Steakhouse restaurant at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage will become the first official occupant of the casino’s new luxury hotel.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. shareholders approved the sale of the Company's 43% membership interest in the Isle of Capri-Black Hawk LLC to Isle of Capri Casinos, which currently owns the remaining 57% interest.

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa reports that Style Network's "Pantry Raid" personality Michael Schulson and Manhattan's Country and Town Chef/Owner Geoffrey Zakarian will join Borgata's culinary roster of premier chefs this year.

Las Vegas gambling company executives said the Democratic caucuses were a success for the casino workers and did not disrupt business during the casino's busy three-day holiday weekend.

American Enterprise Development Corporation, the maker of the popular HAVOC Energy Drink, report a deal today with the Gold Strike Casino & Resort, in Tunica, Mississippi.

The EliteXC Presents ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series will hold their first show of mixed martial arts bouts in 2008 in the Mark Etess Arena at Trump Taj Mahal on Friday, January 25.

News Brief: The potential financial windfall that casinos at racetracks could bring their owners won't mean that horse racing will be abandoned, track officials say.

News Brief: A proposed Newton casino and resort hotel would be built adjacent to the Iowa Speedway on Interstate Highway 80, providing a opportunity to add another major attraction to the community, casino supporters said Monday night.

News Brief: Fair Grounds and Louisiana state officials say the slot room will make the track better, increase racing purses and attract higher quality horses.

News Brief: Atlantic City Council is expected to vote this week on a resolution to reopen the city's negotiations with Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the latest attempt to decrease a $34 million tax appeal settlement the mayor labels as a bad deal.

News Brief: Gaming revenue in Atlantic City is expected to increase by 2 percent this year and generate $4.99 billion, according to projections by Spectrum Gaming Group

News Brief: Pushing slot machine approval to fund schools was among the priorities emphasized by Betty Buck, president of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, at the group’s annual Business Day in Annapolis Thursday.

Joseph Palladino has submitted to Justice Gary Stein, trustee in charge for the sale of the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, an offer to purchase the property for $950 Million

After a campaign punctuated by appearances conspicuously far from casino floors, Hillary Clinton gave her speech on the casino’s second-floor mezzanine, a stone’s throw from banks of slot machines.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. didn't need to obtain a gaming license from state regulators to open the $1.9 billion Palazzo this month.

The leader of the biggest convention in Las Vegas is accusing operators of the city's largest trade show venue of poaching buyers from the International Consumer Electronics Show.

The Las Vegas Sands company spares no expense in unveiling its new $1.9 billion resort that, when combined with The Venetian and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, make up the world's biggest indoor structure.

Construction of the $3 billion Cosmopolitan project on the Strip will continue toward a December 2009 opening while the owner and the banks work on new financing for the project.

Gayle Mitchell shares some stories about recent slots winners.

News Brief: A little-noticed change in Texas law sweetened the potential returns for some track owners if they have more luck with the Legislature in 2009.